Military jets fly over Baghdad after Iran targets US airbases in Iraq

The jets which were seen by AFP correspondents could not be immediately identified.

Military jets could be seen flying over the Iraqi capital early Wednesday, hours after Tehran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases where US troops are located.

Military jets could be seen in Tehran skies post rocket strikes on Us airbase in Iraq. (Reuters File (for representation purposes))

AFP’s correspondents saw jets cutting through the clouds over Baghdad but could not immediately identify the planes.

Iran’s strikes came in response to a US drone attack last week that killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.